Simple View Controller for beginners.

In application/config/routes.php:

PHP Code:

$route['default_controller'] = 'home'; // 'welcome' is another popular choice 


Then add application/controllers/Home.php:

PHP Code:

<?php

class Home extends MY_Controller
{
    public function __construct()
    {
        parent::__construct();

        // Load additional helpers and libraries; language file
    }

    public function index()
    {
        // Setup your index page
    }
} 


The index method in your home controller then becomes available at the following locations (assuming you have rewrite configured properly and index.php removed from your URLs):
http://mysite.com/
http://mysite.com/home
http://mysite.com/home/index

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